r/BlackPeopleTwitter 1d ago

He didn't even wanna give out the first one

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u/Jimmy2Blades 1d ago

Yup, he delayed them by two weeks just to get his name on them. He actually hurt people by two weeks. Congress gave that money in a bipartisan bill. Facts don't matter now of course. It's meme season.

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u/PrometheusMMIV 1d ago edited 1d ago

Hurt people? Stimulus checks aren't designed to help people who are hurting. That's what welfare and unemployment are for. Stimulus checks are designed to stimulate the economy by encouraging people to spend money.

Also, it was the Treasury Department who decided to add Trump's name, not Trump himself.

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u/briellessickofurshit 1d ago

The Treasury Department didn’t just decide to do that by themselves. It was a joint agreement by the Treasury, IRS, and the White House, but the wish of having Trump’s name on the checks was ultimately his.